{"query_echo":{"q":"Eskom","filters":{},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":561,"relation":"eq"},"page":21,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?page=21&q=Eskom","next":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?page=22&q=Eskom","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"cer-000636","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cer-000636","title":"REQUEST FOR URGENT WITHDRAWAL OF THE PROVISION IN THE LIST OF ACTIVITIES REGARDING THE WEAKENING OF THE SULPHUR DIOXIDE NEW PLANT MINIMUM EMISSION STANDARDS FOR EXISTING PLANTS","publisher":{"name":"Centre for Environmental Rights","organization":"centre-for-environmental-rights"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2018-11-08","source_url":"https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/CER-letter-to-DEA-re-SO2-MES_8-Nov-2018.pdf?x21779","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), acting on behalf of several environmental campaigns and alliances, requested that the South African Department of Environmental Affairs urgently withdraw a provision in the amended List of Activities published on 31 October 2018. The CER argues that this provision improperly weakens the sulphur dioxide (SO2) minimum emission standards (MES) for existing solid-fuel combustion plants without public consultation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000636#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The amended List of Activities published on 31 October 2018 contains a provision that doubles the permissible sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions for existing solid-fuel combustion installations, such as Sasol's coal-fired boilers and Eskom's coal-fired stations, increasing the limit from 500mg/Nm3 to 1000mg/Nm3.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000636#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The CER asserts that the amendment was made without public consultation, violating the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 and the National Environmental Management Act, which require transparency and the opportunity for the public to submit meaningful representations or 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It calls for a cohesive foreign policy to restore regional leadership within SADC and the AfCFTA, a decisive plan to combat corruption and gender-based violence, and the effective operationalisation of the Climate Change Act through local government reform and private-public partnerships.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000025#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Economic growth in South Africa is unlikely to improve without strengthening political institutions and deepening political accountability to create an environment for economic dynamism.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000025#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Africa's regional influence has been weakened by inconsistent foreign policy and inadequate responses to electoral crises in Zimbabwe (2023) and Mozambique (2024).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000025#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Local government faces severe governance and financial challenges, evidenced by the 2022-2023 audit results showing R241.1 billion in unauthorised expenditure and only 34 out of 257 municipalities receiving clean audits.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000025#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The passage of the Climate Change Act in July 2024 is a key step toward a just energy transition, but its success depends on the ability of local governments to implement municipal climate change response plans.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000025#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite some progress in reducing contact crime in the second quarter of 2024/2025, public trust in the justice system remains low due to political interference and a lack of high-profile prosecutions following the Zondo Commission.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000025#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To improve economic competitiveness and growth, state-owned enterprises such as Eskom and Transnet require wholesale governance redesign rather than the creation of a 'super-SOE'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000025#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["just transition","low-carbon economy","climate resilience"],"geography_discussed":["Mozambique","Zimbabwe","Democratic Republic of the Congo","Western Cape"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy briefing","governance assessment"]},{"id":"cer-000714","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cer-000714","title":"REQUEST FOR REASONS FOR THE AMENDMENT OF SUBCATEGORY 1.1: SOLID FUEL COMBUSTION INSTALLATIONS IN THE LISTED ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATED MINIMUM EMISSION STANDARDS","publisher":{"name":"Centre for Environmental Rights","organization":"centre-for-environmental-rights"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2020-04-03","source_url":"https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CER-letter_-Request-for-Reasons_SO2-MES-doubling_3-April-2020.pdf?x21779","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Centre for Environmental Rights, acting for groundWork and Earthlife Africa NPC, has formally requested written reasons from the South African Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries regarding an amendment to the Minimum Emission Standards (MES). The amendment, published on 27 March 2020, doubles the permissible sulphur dioxide (SO2) limit for existing solid-fuel combustion installations, which the authors argue is unconstitutional and unlawful.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000714#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"An amendment to the Listed Activities, published under Government Notice No. 421 on 27 March 2020, increases the permissible sulphur dioxide (SO2) limit for existing solid-fuel combustion plants from 500mg/Nm3 to 1000mg/Nm3, effective from 1 April 2020. This change primarily benefits Sasol's coal-fired boilers and all of Eskom's coal-fired stations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000714#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The Centre for Environmental Rights, on behalf of groundWork and Earthlife Africa NPC, contends that the decision to weaken the SO2 MES limit is \"unconstitutional, unlawful and invalid,\" asserting that it cannot be justified regardless of the considerations provided by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000714#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Invoking section 5(1) of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 (PAJA), the authors have requested written reasons for the amendment by 4 May 2020. 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The letter argues that coal-fired power is unsustainable and that South Africa must transition to wind and solar power to meet global climate targets and avoid stranding its workforce.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000668#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The concept of \"clean coal\" is described as a \"misnomer and highly misleading,\" as no technology can neutralize the majority of the environmental, health, and climate change impacts associated with the full coal cycle, including mining, beneficiation, and combustion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000668#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Emission reduction technologies used to comply with South African air pollution laws are not a sustainable solution because they increase capital and operating costs and exacerbate external impacts compared to wind and solar power.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000668#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Domestic indicators in South Africa suggest an inevitable phase-out of coal, with coal mining employment dropping from approximately 89,000 in 2011/12 to about 82,000 in 2017, and Eskom's coal consumption falling from 132.7 million tonnes in 2007/8 to 115.5 million tonnes in 2017/18.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000668#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To align with the IPCC's target of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius, which requires reducing CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030 and to almost zero by 2050, South Africa must stop authorising new coal-fired power stations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000668#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Coal phase-out","renewable energy","wind power","solar energy","just transition","carbon dioxide emissions","air pollution","climate finance","energy transition"],"geography_discussed":["World"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy advocacy","technical critique"]},{"id":"cmw-000082","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cmw-000082","title":"Open letters to companies involved in HFC-23 projects","publisher":{"name":"Carbon Market Watch","organization":"carbon-market-watch"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2010-11-18","source_url":"https://carbonmarketwatch.org/publications/open-letters-to-companies-involved-in-hfc-23-projects/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Civil society organizations, including CDM Watch and EIA, sent open letters to various financial institutions and energy companies to express concerns over HFC-23 projects under the CDM. 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The property owner or tenant then buys the electricity through a PPA with tariffs typically designed to be similar to the distribution utility's rate.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greenca-000077#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A 250.8 kW solar PV system installed by Decentral Energy for Pick n Pay in Brackenfell, Cape Town, generates 287,348.16 kWh annually, covering 22.12% of the site's yearly electricity consumption of 1,298,789.14 kWh.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greenca-000077#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The financial terms for the Pick n Pay Brackenfell project include a starting PPA rate of R1.6 / kWh (compared to a municipal tariff of R1.98 / kWh) with an annual escalation of CPI + 3% over a 20-year contract term. 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This makes Thabametsi 60% worse in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity than Eskom's Medupi and Kusile power stations, a factor the CER claims was not considered in the Department's modelling.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-000642#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The CER asserts that the Department's costing model for nuclear energy is insufficient because it only considers construction, operation, and fuel costs. 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